Facultad de Economía UNAM

What Facultad de Economía UNAM does

The Facultad de Economía UNAM is the School of Economics at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Mexico's largest and most prestigious public university. Established in 1936, it is one of the oldest economics faculties in Latin America and operates as a tuition-free public higher education institution serving approximately 3,998 undergraduate economics students and a smaller graduate cohort, taught by 520 academics across career professors, academic technicians, assignment professors, and assistant positions. The institution delivers the Licenciatura en Economía through the school-based (sistema escolarizado) modality at Ciudad Universitaria in Mexico City, supplemented by the Sistema Universidad Abierta y Educación a Distancia (SUA y ED) for flexible/distance learners, and graduate programs through the División de Estudios de Posgrado (DEPFE). It also operates the Centro de Educación Continua y Vinculación (CECyV), offering diplomados and continuing education programs in financial analysis, econometrics, international business, health economics, and related fields.

The Faculty's core technology stack is built on standard academic and administrative platforms: Moodle-based SUA for distance learning, the Saife online enrollment system, ALEPH for library catalog and circulation across two libraries holding approximately 200,000 volumes and 35,000 serial titles, RED ECO digital library access, RIFE institutional wireless network, and a Centro de Informática providing computer labs with E-Views and SPSS for quantitative work. It maintains eight specialized research centers (centros de vinculación) covering China-Mexico economic relations, regional and urban development, economic modeling and forecasting, multidisciplinary analysis, business development with CANACINTRA, international economics, public finance, and science/technology economics. Three peer-reviewed journals (Investigación Económica, Economía UNAM, Economía Informa) are indexed in JEL, PAIS, DOAJ, Scopus, SCImago, SSCI, and Scielo-México, and the library system maintains interlibrary loan partnerships with 129 institutions.

Revenue is derived entirely from public sources: federal government appropriations channeled through UNAM, competitive research grants from CONACYT, UNAM internal programs (PAPIIT, PAPIME), and program-specific fees from continuing education diplomados. Undergraduate tuition is free. The Faculty's go-to-market motion is community-led, relying on UNAM's centralized national admissions system (COMIPEMS/ENAM), academic reputation, international exchange agreements, and active engagement with the alumni association (AEFE) and employer network through the Bolsa de Trabajo. The current director is Mtra. Lorena Rodríguez León, and the Faculty operates under PDI FE UNAM 2024-2028 aligned with UNAM's PDI 2023-2027.

Name

Facultad de Economía UNAM

Legal name

Facultad de Economía - Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

Website

https://economia.unam.mx

Company type

Public

Founded year

1936

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

The Facultad de Economía UNAM is the public economics faculty of Mexico's National Autonomous University (UNAM), offering tuition-free undergraduate and graduate economics education to approximately 3,998 students, supported by 520 academics, eight specialized research centers, three indexed journals, and a 200,000-volume library system in Mexico City.

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Product category

Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (61131)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

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Faculty-Led & Custom Group Study Abroad Programs

Education/International Education & Study Abroad/Study Abroad Program Providers (Multi-Country & Multi-Discipline)

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Fully Online Universities (Online-First, Degree-Granting)

Education/Higher Education (Colleges & Universities)/Distance & Online Universities

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Academic Support & Learning Assistance (Tutoring Centers)

Education/Student Services & Campus Operations/Academic Advising, Career Services & Student Success

Keywords

• Higher education economics
• Undergraduate economics degree
• Graduate economics programs
• Continuing education diplomas
• Economic research publishing

Headquarters

HQ city

Mexico City

HQ country

Mexico

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Tuition-free Public Education (Government Funded): As a public university institution under UNAM, the Faculty provides tuition-free education funded by the Mexican federal government through the UNAM budget. No direct tuition revenue is collected from students. Revenue sustainability depends entirely on government appropriations, federal education funding, and competitive research grants from CONACYT and UNAM's internal programs (PAPIIT, PAPIME).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Facultad de Economía UNAM delivers tuition-free undergraduate (Licenciatura en Economía) and graduate (Posgrado) economics education, supported by 8 specialized research centers, three peer-reviewed academic journals, and continuing education programs through the Centro de Educación Continua y Vinculación (CECyV). Its academic ecosystem includes two libraries (over 200,000 volumes), a computing center (CIFE), the SUA distance-learning platform, and the Bolsa de Trabajo job placement service. The Faculty serves approximately 3,998 undergraduate students and is staffed by 520 academics, with offerings structured around the 1994 study plan's Núcleo Básico and Núcleo Terminal framework.

Product overview

Facultad de Economía UNAM is a public university faculty offering a comprehensive economics education ecosystem. The core academic offering consists of undergraduate (Licenciatura en Economía) and graduate programs (Posgrado) through the DEP and DEPFE divisions. Supporting the academic mission are eight research and linking centers (CECHIMEX, CEDRUS, CEMPE, CAM, Centro CDE-CANACINTRA, ECOINTER, CEFI, CEPCyT, CESOG) conducting specialized economic research. The faculty publishes three peer-reviewed journals (Investigación Económica, Economía UNAM, and Economía Informa) indexed in international databases. The Centro de Educación Continua offers continuing education through diploma programs, titulation seminars, and professional development courses. Student support services include two libraries (Biblioteca Enrique González Aparicio for undergraduate and Biblioteca Ramón Ramírez Gómez for graduate studies), Centro de Informática providing computing resources and software (E-Views, SPSS), Sistema de Universidad Abierta for distance learning, Bolsa de Trabajo for employment services, and academic exchange programs. The institution also maintains extensive video content through its Videoteca platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Revista Investigación Económica: Academic journal published by the faculty covering economic research
• Economía Informa
• Economía UNAM
• Economía Mexicana
• Ola Financiera
• Cuadernos de Trabajo
• Economía Opina
• TANTALUS
• Ciencia Económica
• Vigencias y Retos

Products and services

• Licenciatura en Economía

Quantifiable outcome

• Economía Informa journal has been published uninterrupted since 1974
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature6 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• MOFE (Movimiento Feminista en la Economía)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020MOFE (Feminist Movement in Economics) engaged in negotiation mesas with the Faculty's Comisión Normativa del H. Consejo Técnico in 2020, resulting in formal agreements on gender mainstreaming, student representation expansion in governance, and academic reform. This led to the academic reform microsite and ongoing curriculum evaluation processes.
• 129 Institutions (Interlibrary Loan Network)coreOthersThe Faculty's library system maintains interlibrary loan partnerships with 129 institutions, including centers from UNAM and other universities nationally and internationally, facilitating resource sharing and research collaboration.
• CANACINTRA (Cámara Nacional de la Industria de Transformación)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Centro CDE-CANACINTRA (Centro de Desarrollo Empresarial UNAM-Canacintra) operates as a linkage center jointly with the national manufacturing industry chamber, providing a bridge between the Faculty's academic output and the private industrial sector.
• INEGI (Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerINEGI is partnered with the Faculty through a dedicated 'Cátedra INEGI' (INEGI Chair), hosting regular academic sessions where INEGI data and methodologies are presented and discussed, providing students with direct access to Mexico's official statistical infrastructure.
• UC System and Partner Universities (International Exchange Network)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInternational exchange network including the University of California system and various European, Canadian, and Latin American institutions. UNAM and the Faculty of Economics offer semester exchange programs for undergraduate and graduate students, as well as research stays for graduate students through these partnerships.
• UNAM General Directorate of Personal Academic Affairs (DGAPA)coreOthersDGAPA administers academic support programs including PAPIIT (research projects), PAPIME (teaching innovation), PRIDE (performance bonuses for full-time academics), and PASPA (academic leave for graduate studies), which fund and incentivize faculty research and development.
• Coordinación para la lgualdad de Género UNAM (CIGU)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe CIGU provides institutional frameworks, protocols, training materials (including 'Herramientas para una Docencia lgitaria'), and policy guidelines for gender equality and harassment prevention that the Faculty's Equality and Gender microsite implements, creating a university-wide coordinated approach to gender-based violence prevention.
• DOAJ, Scopus, SCImago, SSCI, JEL, PAIS, Scielo-México (International Index Partners)minorOthersThe Faculty's journals (Investigación Económica, Economía Informa, Economía UNAM) are indexed in prestigious international bibliographic indices including DOAJ, Scopus, SCImago Journal & Country Rank, Social Science Citation Index (SSCI), Journal of Economic Literature (JEL), PAIS, and Scielo-México, providing international visibility and credibility for published research.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• CIDE (Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas): Public research-and-teaching institution dedicated to economics, political science, and public policy. Closely comparable to FE-UNAM in research orientation and policy relevance, with similar size and public-funding profile.
• El Colegio de México — Centro de Estudios Económicos: Premier Mexican graduate research institution in social sciences, with strong economics program. Comparable to FE-UNAM's graduate and research functions, particularly for master's and doctoral level economics.
• Tecnológico de Monterrey — EGADE Business School / Economics: Mexico's largest private university system; its economics and business programs compete with FE-UNAM for top students, particularly those targeting private-sector finance and consulting careers.
• ITAM (Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México): Mexico's leading private economics and business university; competes directly with FE-UNAM for top economics students and produces many of Mexico's finance and policy professionals. Closest direct comparator by mission and discipline.
• Universidad Iberoamericana — Departamento de Economía: Private Jesuit university in Mexico City offering economics programs; competes for Mexico City-based students and shares urban professional-recruitment focus with FE-UNAM.

Broad incumbents

• FGV EAESP (Fundação Getúlio Vargas): Brazil's leading economics and business school, comparable to FE-UNAM as Latin America's flagship national economics faculty. Direct cross-border peer at the regional level.
• London School of Economics and Political Science: Global gold-standard economics and social science institution; FE-UNAM's indexed journals, international exchange network, and applied economics positioning position it as a regional counterpart to global leaders like LSE.
• IIEc UNAM (Instituto de Investigaciones Económicas): UNAM's dedicated economics research institute; functionally complements FE-UNAM (teaching) with research output, sharing the same parent institution and overlapping faculty/researchers.

Emerging players

• FLACSO México: Latin American social science and economics graduate institution with Mexico presence. Adjacent comparator focused on graduate-level social science research and policy training.

Regional players

• Universidad de los Andes — Facultad de Economía: Top Colombian economics faculty with strong research output and similar academic structure. Comparable as a leading Latin American economics school serving a major national economy.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/FacultaddeEconomiastreaming
• Facebookfacebook.com/436672023035593
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/facultad-de-econom%C3%ADa-unam

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Subsidiaries9 records

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